DR. COOK'S OWN STORY 



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of my men apparently being to conquer and return. On April 8 my ob- 

 servations showed us to be at latitude 86 degrees o minutes 36 seconds, 

 longitude 94 degrees o minutes 2 seconds. Less than 100 miles in nine days. 



From the Washington Star. 



"Circuitous twists around ice hills too high to be conquered, troublesome 

 pressure lines and old ice dangerous to our dogs and the men themselves 

 forced us to lose much valuable time. 



"Hasty stock-taking convinced me that we must push forward and make 

 our distance within fourteen days or return with our goal unconquered. East- 



